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Harpendyreus
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Harpendyreus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
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It is catalogued under topics including Harpendyreus, Lycaenidae genera and Taxa named by Francis Arthur Heron.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
marsh mountain blue
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyLycaenidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polyommatini
- Image
- CyclyriusJunoButler1896.JPG
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- taxonomic type
- Harpendyreus reginaldi
- taxon name
- Harpendyreus
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Harpendyreus
- Commons category
- Harpendyreus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Harpendyreus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Small butterflies (wingspan 17–24 millimetres) with rounded wings without a tail at the back. The upper parts of the males are bright blue to reddish-violet, often with a small, black spot at the hind corner of the hindwing. The underparts are reddish-brown with slightly darker transverse bands, but without black spots.
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